When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller
Maria Bryan
49 episodes
1 week ago
Send us a text Nonprofit storytellers are tasked with sharing stories that move people to act, yet we also carry the responsibility of protecting the dignity and agency of those whose stories we tell. And when we are working on the outside of an organization, as contractors or consultants, the power to ensure ethical and trauma-informed practices can feel limited. So, how do we uphold care and consent when we are not the final decision makers? In this episode, we are joined by Kristi Sc...
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Send us a text Nonprofit storytellers are tasked with sharing stories that move people to act, yet we also carry the responsibility of protecting the dignity and agency of those whose stories we tell. And when we are working on the outside of an organization, as contractors or consultants, the power to ensure ethical and trauma-informed practices can feel limited. So, how do we uphold care and consent when we are not the final decision makers? In this episode, we are joined by Kristi Sc...
Tending to Storyteller Vicarious Trauma with Michelle Vande Hay
When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller
22 minutes
1 month ago
Tending to Storyteller Vicarious Trauma with Michelle Vande Hay
Send us a text Content Warning: Michelle briefly talks about the death of a loved one. Be mindful of your emotional capacity as you listen in. Storytelling in the nonprofit world is a powerful act of witness, but it can also take a quiet toll. When we listen to story after story of grief, injustice, or survival, our bodies absorb more than we realize. This is vicarious trauma, the invisible weight that settles in when we hold space for other people’s pain without tending to our ow...
When Bearing Witness®: Becoming a Trauma-Informed Storyteller
Send us a text Nonprofit storytellers are tasked with sharing stories that move people to act, yet we also carry the responsibility of protecting the dignity and agency of those whose stories we tell. And when we are working on the outside of an organization, as contractors or consultants, the power to ensure ethical and trauma-informed practices can feel limited. So, how do we uphold care and consent when we are not the final decision makers? In this episode, we are joined by Kristi Sc...
